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UPHCS awarded advancing maternal health equity grant

MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions and the Region 1 Perinatal Collaborative have been awarded $50,000 in grant funding for the Upper Peninsula Maternal Opiod Misuse model program. The grant funding was received through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation. The UP MOM model program will work with the Wester Upper Peninsula Health Department to utilize a community health worker in their organization to implement the program’s strategy in Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties. “We are very ...

Talk with the Doc: Happy Valentine’s Day to you and yours

Happy Valentine’s Day to you and yours today. As you know, this is the day when we remember and hopefully share time with those who are special in our lives. February 14th has become an enjoyable long-standing holiday tradition. Here is a brief review of some Valentine’s Day facts. In ...

Health Matters: The case of the minor nerve injury

People tend to take many things for granted, some of them precious and historically rare. The freedoms and liberties we have today are an obvious one. At the height of our youth, another we take for granted is the ability to walk, safely and comfortably. But this common “simple” act can be ...

Study hints healthier school lunch can reduce obesity

A 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals may have begun to help slow the rise in obesity among America’s children — even teenagers who can buy their own snacks, a new study showed. The national study found a small but significant decline in the average body ...

Urology Pearls: Who is a better driver, man or machine?

In April, a Tesla vehicle crashed into a $3.5 million jet. At the time of the accident, the vehicle was using its “Smart Summon” feature of Tesla’s Autopilot, a highly sophisticated self-driving system that is heavily reliant on artificial neural networks. Why didn’t the Tesla stop ...

Health Matters: Cigarettes make healing difficult

At this point, most adults know that smoking cigarettes is bad for you. This statement is no longer controversial as it once was. An advertisement from the 1950’s featured a physician, sitting amongst his charts, wisely commenting on the health benefits of cigarettes while cooly smoking ...